In July 2024, the cost of installing a solar power system to fully disconnect a South African home from the grid ranges between R143,000 and R381,000, reflecting a significant drop from earlier in the year. This decrease comes amid reduced load-shedding, though future electricity tariff changes could drive renewed interest in off-grid solutions. While fully […]
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(Left) The Jovian moon Europa as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, during the mission’s close flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. (Right) Enceladus as seen by the Cassini spacecraft (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Kevin M. Gill CC BY 3.0/) If life exists on the icy ocean moons of Enceladus and Europa, detectable trace molecules could
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A British reiki healer and her Canadian husband may have died after their eco-friendly sailing boat was crushed by a bulk carrier vessel or sunk by the weight of its own solar panels as they attempted to cross the Atlantic. Brett Clibbery, 70, and Sarah Justine Packwood, 54, were reported missing a week after setting
Florida, the Sunshine State, gets a ton of sunlight, and hurricanes, too. What that means is that if you’re a Florida resident, you could benefit from putting solar panels on your home and perhaps installing a battery for backup power. In times of inclement weather, you want to be energy independent, and a solar setup
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Natick, South Africa, 19th July 2024, ZEX PR WIRE, Greater Globe, the visionary solar panel installation company, has achieved a remarkable milestone by installing 70,000 solar panels out of their ambitious 200,000-panel target. Since its inception in September 2023, this groundbreaking project has not only surpassed expectations but has also seen its share price skyrocket,
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The advantage for big corporations such as Walmart, or even tech companies which have been building their renewables portfolios – mostly through power purchase agreements – is that there is more than one route to get involved in community solar projects. “The exciting part is that there are a number of ways for these large
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Latest Screenshot of winning bids, posted to LinkedIn by WEF’s Debmalya Sen. Winning bids as low as INR3.41/kWh (US$0.041/kWh) have been registered in a tender for solar PV paired with battery storage hosted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). While results are still to be published, according to the state-run solar corporation’s e-tender
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Latest The project will be located in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone. Image: RES Group. Enel Green Power Australia, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX Renewable Energy Australia, has acquired a 1GW solar-plus-storage project in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales from RES Group. The
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Legislation has been proposed in Italy that would prohibit the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on agricultural land, with the exception of certain agri-voltaic systems. Farmers applauded the bill and claimed it would prevent investment funds from acquiring the land, which has driven up prices for agricultural farmers, while environmental groups opposed it, claiming it
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Latest France’s latest rooftop PV auction reached an average price of €101.69/MWh.Image: Unsplash The French government has awarded 179MW of solar PV in its most recent rooftop solar PV tender, half the amount of the previous auction. In total, the seventh rooftop PV auction ended up awarding 50 projects with an average price of €101.69/MWh
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